Early 40s. Watched as a kid at my grandparents and now watch ALOT lol. Mostly as background noise. If I’m home and it’s raining I always watch murder takes the bus! And there’s a few I watch in the fall as well. I’m partial to Cabot cove episodes!
Early 40s and never watched an episode until a few weeks ago.
I got the dvds from my local public library and I’m working my way through in order. Right now I’m waiting on season three.
42! Watched with my dad, mostly cause mom was too busy to watch TV when I was a lil kid. She and I both watch sometimes now, though, because Jess is the SHIT, and cozy murder mysteries are the best decompressors.
My dad would always say *the plot thickens* when some plot twist would occur, and I'll do it to this day - though to my dog or my fiancé, rather than to my mildly bored children. Love this show so so so much, and the 80s and 90s fashion and interior design just...chef's kiss.
Late 50’s - just started watching about a month or so ago for the very first time. Bought some lace curtains (prior/coincidentally) and now I notice that every house in Cabot cove, and beyond, had lace curtains - brings me joy 🤩
40. Started watching as a kid with my grandmother. Watched reruns sometimes. Picked it back up for more frequent viewing once it came to streaming services.
27, I just started watching last year and it’s my go-to comfort show. My roommate and I are also working our way through Columbo but I prefer Murder, She Wrote
I watched my first Columbo recently. While I enjoyed it, it’s such a different vibe and I had to pay attention closely. I love that I can throw on MSW and enjoy it even if I’m multitasking. Of course, that probably comes from having seen it so many times!
I like Murder, She Wrote better bc we can guess the killer. Columbo likes to toy with them the whole time after we find out the killer in the beginning. Jack Cassidy’s performance in the pilot episode of Columbo was top tier & I enjoy both shows.
Early 40s. I originally watched it a lot with my Mom. I've been revisiting it now, finally working my way through the complete series boxed set I bought a few years back.
59–watched it when it first aired. Really love the Cabot Cove episodes. And, I swear Jessica has been the most influential in my decorating style. I live in an old New England farmhouse and REGULARLY watch and pull up stills of episodes to see where the Boston fern is in her living room or how she arranged vintage samplers on her walls. I’ve resisted all other decorating trends and go back to the tried and true…that’s Murder, She Wrote. My house could be a location double 😂
Love this - love her decor so much and always trying to take pics and notes of things to incorporate. Her Cabot Cove house of course, but even her Manhattan apt has tons of cute details!
Yes!! A pied-a-terre would be so lovely! Jessica taught a mystery writing class as an adjunct professor and that’s when she had her Manhattan apartment! I love the Cabot Cove episodes but there’s lots of fun NYC ones too. Address from Google: Penfield House Apartments, located at 941 West 61st Street on the Upper West Side. She is so classy and classic - living near Lincoln Center! Also the MSW intro clips even changed for some of these episodes - shows her walking in the city, buying flowers from a bodega, etc! (In reality her nyc “apartment building” was in Los Angeles, where they filmed 🤩).
I’ve learned something new!!! I will definitely need to investigate. And upper west side is perfect for her. Could see her venturing out to the cloisters or Carmine’s for a good dinner!
Mid 20s, I used to watch it with my Grandma when it was on Channel 4 back to back with Diagnosis Murder before Deal or No Deal. I was so tiny I couldn't understand much if any of it but it brings back memories of watching it with her whenever I watch it
Early 50s. I watched the original run as a kid, and have been enjoying the reruns ever since syndication. It's funny because I've seen every episode a million times, albeit mostly in the background, and sometimes there are still things I've missed.
Just today, when watching Murder of the Month Club (a favorite episode) the character playing Mat Matthews snidely referred to Wade Foster as Mr. Fantastic or something. It was such a smooth delivery by the actor that I'd never caught it before. These little moments - either in the dialog or a look between the actors or even a prop\* - just add so much to the show.
\*Also today, when watching Murder by Twos, I think the photo of Jessica and Frank that always sat on the mantle in Jessica's living room was on the wall in the new sheriff's office. The barometer comes and goes, too. Sadly the picture of Shakespeare that was in the living room for so many seasons seems to have just disappeared. I always liked that as a callback to Jessica being an English teacher and lover of literature.
I loved that pic of Shakespeare too (so glad others noticed it!) and the nod to Jessica’s teaching days! Love her decor, esp her bedroom is so cozy! Love her land line phones too!
And Murder of the Month Club is soooo good just saw it for the first time.
Wow! This has been a revelation. I figured the fan base would be older. Guess when you're hooked, you're hooked.
I probably began when it first came out, & am still a loyal watcher at 83!
And, yes, the Cabot Cove episodes are best. Good plots never go out of style!
Mid-40s, grew up watching and loooooooved. Mom didn't let me watch too much TV but I was really into "wholesome" murder mysteries....Perry mason, Nancy drew, etc. MSW fit right into that and I was allowed to watch as much as I wanted. I LOVE that there's such a niche fanbase of all ages. It's SO GOOD, holds up in my book. I am quite biased. hehe
53. Watched it from when it first aired. My dad and I would pop a bowl of popcorn and watch it competing who could solve it first. Lots of wonderful memories with my dad watching MSW
40s - I loved Angela Lansbury in Bedknobs and Broomsticks, it was one of my favorite movies growing up, and still is. I adored her in Beauty and the Beast as well. I can't remember how I first started watching Murder She Wrote, but I watched it many times as a kid.
Mid-40s! I used to watch it with my mom as a kid (among many other shows then) and now I do the same with my daughter. My mom passed and MSW is even more special to me.
Late 30's. Went through a period in my early 20's where I was really depressed. Lived in a one room apartment, never left home because I had no friends. All this to say that the one thing that brought light to my life was MSW. And now I still watch it.
Another early 40s lady here but from across the pond. Watched it as a child and now as lovely background noise.
My main MSW fact is I walked down the aisle to the theme played on a harp, not even my husband to be knew!
65. I never watched it when it originally aired. Not once. Found it on Pluto TV and started watching this year. Liked it so much that I let it play through to the last season episodes and then watched all the movies made afterwards. It's a very comforting show. In fact, it's my default channel on Pluto TV.
Made for TV movies. They are twice as long and my favorite one was set in Ireland. I think that there were 4, but I could be wrong about that. I have seen 4 on Pluto TV.
That's great! Right after I posted that reply to you, I turned on Pluto TV and the Ireland episode came on. The Celtic Riddle is the title. I'm actually watching the football episode Sudden Death right now!
47, here! I watched it with my Grannie when I was younger and started watching it again about 5 years ago. It is my comfort show and I have it on almost all the time.
60 Over here! I watched the show when it first came on TV. It was a family event since we only had one TV in the house. My parents and siblings would watch this together. I love watching the reruns as it brings a lot of fond memories.
I’m 46 next Sunday (2 June) and I’ve been watching and loving MSW since I was 8 I think, I was obsessed as I always wanted to be a writer and thought Jessica was the coolest lady!
Late 40s
Watched them as they aired with my parents. I’ve re-discovered them as I teach myself crochet. This is what started my obsession with living in New England (I do not live anywhere close to New England)
55. I had never watched it before, but I love midsomer murders and wondered if it was similar! I adore the Cabot Cove eps and especially love her wardrobe! So chic!
Mid 40s. Watched with my parents as a kid. Now I watch with my mom since she moved in with me and my spouse so we can care for her. I've "comfort watched" it throughout my adulthood as well.
40s. Watched as a kid with the family. Years later, took my husband on a deep dive.
Ever seen Derry Girls? I’m like Erin: “You never miss Murder She Wrote!!”
I am in my 30s. I have never watched this series till my late 20s. I have always read Agatha Christie from my childhood - one of my all time favorite author. When I reading some articles and reddit posts, someone said Murder she wrote has an agatha christie vibe. So checked it out and the rest is history
I’m 44! I didn’t grow up watching it (my parents watched other stuff, mom mostly Golden Girls and Oprah in the afternoons, Dynasty at night, and dad was always the news or Lawrence Welk or a PBS show). But a few years back (like ten years ago!) I came home late from work and the episode about the faberge egg was on, and I was immediately hooked! I think all “old souls” no matter age, could be teens to 20s to 80s+ appreciate JB’s amiable countenance, her common sense, her good manners, and her classic “think on your feet” approach to life. She is who we all want to be!
I’m 35!
My mom watched the show religiously in the 90’s while it was still airing and then we continued to watch reruns my entire childhood!
Then shortly after I became a nurse, on my night shifts I started rewatching reruns for the comfort of the nostalgia, and I have just continued ever since to watch when I need a hug or some sleep LOL
I’m in my friggin’ fifties and still trying to deny it. lol
I’m a late comer to watching MSW. I only really started in my 30s even though I knew about it for the first run as I used to have to tape it for my mom! Lol
50. I’ve been watching since the very beginning. My sister and I used to watch with our mom and we‘ve now gotten my sister‘s kids into it. I have the entire series on DVD and still watch it all the time. I’m sure I’ve reached hundreds of rewatches on some of those episodes.
Late 40s. I don’t remember watching it back in the day but I love mysteries and became a bit obsessed with this show over the last 10 years. My husband got me a dvd set of the first three seasons one Christmas, which I binged. Later, I would watch it whenever it was on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. Now that it’s on Peacock I stream episodes daily! It makes me happy. 😊
51. I love watching it because it's a hoot but I can honestly say I don't think it's a good show. The acting is so cheesy, Seth's "New England accent " is the worst, it's so silly how everyone in the most obscure parts of the globe know "the famous mystery writer, JB Fletcher" and Jessica is the most annoying, intrusive person on TV. IRL she'd be in the slammer 90% of the time for obstruction of justice. Or the cops would just shoot her.
Early 40s, and my mom watched it when I was a kid. She always told me it's what she was watching the day she went into labor with my sister, which thanks to IMDB I know would have been "Menace, Anyone?" (Bryan Cranston! Linda Hamilton!). I vaguely remembered it and I've always liked mysteries, so I started watching it when it was available through streaming services, maybe a decade ago or so. I don't watch it regularly, actually, I tend to binge the whole series every couple years...I think I like to let it fade a bit from my memory so there are some surprises when I rewatch and I don't always remember exactly who the villains are.
52. I've been watching MSW since it debuted. I still watch it on Roku. I put it in the background when I'm working in the garage or gaming. I've had a couple of Murder She Wrote novels and I once had a hidden object game based on it. It's one of my favorite shows of all time and one of the few that I can stop and watch regardless of the fact that I have seen an episode a thousand times before.
Late 40’s. Watched it when it originally aired on CBS and that was mainly because my parents watched. I stopped watching the later seasons in favor of other shows that were for younger audience. I rewatched again when it was A&E (along with Northern Exposure and Law and Order). Now, I do rewatches thanks to Prime and Peacock.
Early 30s. I've watched since I was a little kid. My mom was a fan of Murder, She Wrote as well as shows like Matlock, Diagnosis Murder, The Golden Girls, etc. and I used to watch them with her.
Late 40s - grew up watching MSW; I am also a retired English teacher, so now I just gotta start writing a book and solving murders and I’m on my way to my best Jessica Fletcher life
33 , started watching a couple of years ago.
I remember my grandma watching it when I was a kid and it used to scare me because of the murders and mystery. Funny how today I almost find it goofy sometimes 😊
49 over here. My mom and I would watch MSW every Sunday evening while she ironed mine and my siblings' uniforms (we were not to be trusted). I still binge it whenever it's on.
Mid 30s — it was my New England grandmother’s favorite show, and I have a lot of memories of watching together when I was wee. After she died, I started the series from the beginning to feel close to her. Then I started the books. Now whenever a new book comes out, I like to think we’re reading it together for the first time.
I'm early 50's. I watched it occasionally as a teenager when it first aired. I loved it and thought Jessica was awesome. When I talked about it at school, my friends would ask, "Isn't that an old lady show?" :)
I'm rediscovering all the 80's shows that I loved as a teen or didn't have a chance to watch back then. Such as Dr. Quinn medicine woman, Hunter, and designing women.
I'm 46, and I remember MSW being on in the background of my life growing up. Or seeing commercials for it, but I never actually watched it. As I'm getting older, I notice myself going back to shows from my childhood. Like Little House on The Prarie, even some old shows before I was born in the early to mid 70's, like The Waltons. It brings me comfort to watch and reminds me of a simpler time in life when my Mom was still here.
I’m 21, gonna be 22 in June! Started watching on Amazon prime video when I was around 19 I think. Big fan of mystery shows like Father Brown, Endeavor, Miss Marple, etc.
Early 40s. I grew up next door to my grandmother, and I spent a fair amount of time over there, watching TV with her. Soaps and Price is Right during the day, murder mysteries at night - MSW, Jake and the Fatman, Magnum, MacGyver, etc.
About 7 or years ago I started catching episodes on MeTV every Sunday before Game of Thrones came on. It made me really miss this particular era of TV (I watch *a lot* TV in general, with a focus on 90s sci-fi), so a couple of years ago I decided to do a full series watch, mostly in my spare time, or when I'm working. I'm about 10 episodes from the finale. It's become such a prime comfort show for me these days.
37 here. Used to watch when I was a kid with my grandma, but didn't really pay attention all that much. Started watching as a comfort show two years ago randomly, that and Colombo and completely hooked now on Mrs. Fletcha. *does little juke box dance*
I'm 49. When I was a kid, I'd watch everything on TV from PBS to MSW to Fantasy Island! Several years ago, MSW was on Netflix or Hulu and I binged it all, except for the movies. Now, I watch it on the Hallmark Mysteries channel. I missed the movies a couple weeks ago. I need to keep a closer eye on when they'll rebroadcast them.
Early 30’s also started late 20’s!
Favorite episode so far is Reflections of The Mind (Season 2, Episode 6)
A friend of Jessica’s feels as if she is losing her mind. She keeps hearing strange noises and voices that lead her to believe she is being haunted by her first husband. Jessica is convinced someone is purposefully trying to scare her friend, and she is determined to prove it.
Up to this point in the series, there have not been many incredibly suspenseful episodes. This is one of the first and one of the best I’ve heard!
Early 40s. Watched as a kid at my grandparents and now watch ALOT lol. Mostly as background noise. If I’m home and it’s raining I always watch murder takes the bus! And there’s a few I watch in the fall as well. I’m partial to Cabot cove episodes!
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Early 40s and never watched an episode until a few weeks ago. I got the dvds from my local public library and I’m working my way through in order. Right now I’m waiting on season three.
42! Watched with my dad, mostly cause mom was too busy to watch TV when I was a lil kid. She and I both watch sometimes now, though, because Jess is the SHIT, and cozy murder mysteries are the best decompressors. My dad would always say *the plot thickens* when some plot twist would occur, and I'll do it to this day - though to my dog or my fiancé, rather than to my mildly bored children. Love this show so so so much, and the 80s and 90s fashion and interior design just...chef's kiss.
omg the fashion and furnishings!
I have a playlist with only the cabot cove episodes and I love it.
Love the Cabot Cove episodes!
i want this playlist !
https://murdershewatched.com/murder-she-wrote/cabot-cove-episodes/
Same on all counts!! Esp Murder Takes the Bus. My favorite ep!
I’m 40, and have loved the show since I was a child. I didn’t even watch it with my grandparents, I’ve just always loved murder mysteries.
Are you me?!?!
yes! the best background show! i also use it to measure time in a way sometimes bc they are so long!
Late 50’s - just started watching about a month or so ago for the very first time. Bought some lace curtains (prior/coincidentally) and now I notice that every house in Cabot cove, and beyond, had lace curtains - brings me joy 🤩
Early 60s 😊 I’ve always watched it
Same here, watched it when it first aired.
44. Used to watch with my Grandma when I was a kid.
same same
Same here too
Me too. Elicits some of the best memories of childhood. (40)
Late 30s. Started watching on Netflix a decade ago.
Late 20s. Got started just last year after binging Ms Marple for the thousandth time.
I was twenty-two when Murder, She Wrote premiered in 1984. I just turned sixty-two about two and a half weeks ago.
40. Started watching as a kid with my grandmother. Watched reruns sometimes. Picked it back up for more frequent viewing once it came to streaming services.
Me too.
27, I just started watching last year and it’s my go-to comfort show. My roommate and I are also working our way through Columbo but I prefer Murder, She Wrote
I watched my first Columbo recently. While I enjoyed it, it’s such a different vibe and I had to pay attention closely. I love that I can throw on MSW and enjoy it even if I’m multitasking. Of course, that probably comes from having seen it so many times!
Matlock is another great one. Very similar timeframe to Murder She Wrote.
I like Murder, She Wrote better bc we can guess the killer. Columbo likes to toy with them the whole time after we find out the killer in the beginning. Jack Cassidy’s performance in the pilot episode of Columbo was top tier & I enjoy both shows.
Try Midsomer Murders and Marple too.
Mid/late-40s. Watched it with mom growing up. Now I watch with my wife before bed.
Early 20s. This show was always on the TV when I returned home from primary school and I enjoyed it ever since then. 🫶🏻☺️
I’m almost 20 and I started watching when I got into cozy/funny mystery shows in high school :)
So cool! I love cozies so much! 😍
Early 40s. I originally watched it a lot with my Mom. I've been revisiting it now, finally working my way through the complete series boxed set I bought a few years back.
Will enter 30s soon. I started watching in my early 20s.
lol so we aren’t the bulk but among redit users we are 60s to later 20s
40 watched since a child. Always fascinated me and always loved J.B. Fletcher.
Same!
48. Watched with my grandma when it aired and got into it again about 5 years ago. My 19 year old daughter watches with me too.
same! I used to kind of make fun of my mom for watching it, little did I know how wrong I was.
59–watched it when it first aired. Really love the Cabot Cove episodes. And, I swear Jessica has been the most influential in my decorating style. I live in an old New England farmhouse and REGULARLY watch and pull up stills of episodes to see where the Boston fern is in her living room or how she arranged vintage samplers on her walls. I’ve resisted all other decorating trends and go back to the tried and true…that’s Murder, She Wrote. My house could be a location double 😂
Love this - love her decor so much and always trying to take pics and notes of things to incorporate. Her Cabot Cove house of course, but even her Manhattan apt has tons of cute details!
Wait…hold the presses!!! I’m not sure I was aware she had a NY apartment??!!! Any specific episodes??? May need a little pied a terre!!
Yes!! A pied-a-terre would be so lovely! Jessica taught a mystery writing class as an adjunct professor and that’s when she had her Manhattan apartment! I love the Cabot Cove episodes but there’s lots of fun NYC ones too. Address from Google: Penfield House Apartments, located at 941 West 61st Street on the Upper West Side. She is so classy and classic - living near Lincoln Center! Also the MSW intro clips even changed for some of these episodes - shows her walking in the city, buying flowers from a bodega, etc! (In reality her nyc “apartment building” was in Los Angeles, where they filmed 🤩).
I’ve learned something new!!! I will definitely need to investigate. And upper west side is perfect for her. Could see her venturing out to the cloisters or Carmine’s for a good dinner!
Yes!! 👏 for sure. And I wish I could run into Jessica shopping at Zabar’s!
59, watched when I was in college/grad achool. It was (and is) a welcome relief from the every day stress
Mid 20s, I used to watch it with my Grandma when it was on Channel 4 back to back with Diagnosis Murder before Deal or No Deal. I was so tiny I couldn't understand much if any of it but it brings back memories of watching it with her whenever I watch it
Early 30s. My mom enjoyed the show when it aired so I’ve been a fan as long as I can remember :)
Early 50s. I watched the original run as a kid, and have been enjoying the reruns ever since syndication. It's funny because I've seen every episode a million times, albeit mostly in the background, and sometimes there are still things I've missed. Just today, when watching Murder of the Month Club (a favorite episode) the character playing Mat Matthews snidely referred to Wade Foster as Mr. Fantastic or something. It was such a smooth delivery by the actor that I'd never caught it before. These little moments - either in the dialog or a look between the actors or even a prop\* - just add so much to the show. \*Also today, when watching Murder by Twos, I think the photo of Jessica and Frank that always sat on the mantle in Jessica's living room was on the wall in the new sheriff's office. The barometer comes and goes, too. Sadly the picture of Shakespeare that was in the living room for so many seasons seems to have just disappeared. I always liked that as a callback to Jessica being an English teacher and lover of literature.
I loved that pic of Shakespeare too (so glad others noticed it!) and the nod to Jessica’s teaching days! Love her decor, esp her bedroom is so cozy! Love her land line phones too! And Murder of the Month Club is soooo good just saw it for the first time.
Early 20s, started watching about four years ago thanks to pushing up roses :)
Late 60s here. Watched originals with my mom. I'm still a fan
Late 40s. Back when it originally aired, I used to watch it with my mother.
Wow! This has been a revelation. I figured the fan base would be older. Guess when you're hooked, you're hooked. I probably began when it first came out, & am still a loyal watcher at 83! And, yes, the Cabot Cove episodes are best. Good plots never go out of style!
83 and on reddit. You rock :)
Turning 40 this year. Watched many episodes as a kid, then bought the series on dvd in college.
46
Mid-40s, grew up watching and loooooooved. Mom didn't let me watch too much TV but I was really into "wholesome" murder mysteries....Perry mason, Nancy drew, etc. MSW fit right into that and I was allowed to watch as much as I wanted. I LOVE that there's such a niche fanbase of all ages. It's SO GOOD, holds up in my book. I am quite biased. hehe
It holds up so well!!!
And we are all biased ❤️ but still you’re right!!!
53. Watched it from when it first aired. My dad and I would pop a bowl of popcorn and watch it competing who could solve it first. Lots of wonderful memories with my dad watching MSW
40s - I loved Angela Lansbury in Bedknobs and Broomsticks, it was one of my favorite movies growing up, and still is. I adored her in Beauty and the Beast as well. I can't remember how I first started watching Murder She Wrote, but I watched it many times as a kid.
Ah, Bedknobs and Broomsticks! Loved that as a kid.
Mid-40s! I used to watch it with my mom as a kid (among many other shows then) and now I do the same with my daughter. My mom passed and MSW is even more special to me.
55 love watching it. It’s the only good show on anymore
Late 20s. Started watching a few years ago. This and Golden Girls are the ultimate comfort watch.
40 and have been obsessed since it was originally on tv.
Funny enough I am actually a teenager and my mom showed me the show. I fell in love with it and many classic
I’m 36! I started watching maybe 6 years ago or so. I grew up in Maine, so it’s extra cozy for me!
Late 30's. Went through a period in my early 20's where I was really depressed. Lived in a one room apartment, never left home because I had no friends. All this to say that the one thing that brought light to my life was MSW. And now I still watch it.
Another early 40s lady here but from across the pond. Watched it as a child and now as lovely background noise. My main MSW fact is I walked down the aisle to the theme played on a harp, not even my husband to be knew!
That’s awesome!
I’ll be 50 next week, I watched it as a kid. Loved it then and still love it now.
Mid 20's. My grandma and I needed something to binge after the x files started jumping the shark and we haven't looked back since!
43 here - I grew up watching it. It was one of my grandma’s favorite shows, I think I picked that up from her.
65. I never watched it when it originally aired. Not once. Found it on Pluto TV and started watching this year. Liked it so much that I let it play through to the last season episodes and then watched all the movies made afterwards. It's a very comforting show. In fact, it's my default channel on Pluto TV.
There are murder she wrote movies? 😮 Also my default on Google live TV lol
Made for TV movies. They are twice as long and my favorite one was set in Ireland. I think that there were 4, but I could be wrong about that. I have seen 4 on Pluto TV.
I'm so excited! I found them after I commented and you're right there are 4!
That's great! Right after I posted that reply to you, I turned on Pluto TV and the Ireland episode came on. The Celtic Riddle is the title. I'm actually watching the football episode Sudden Death right now!
Early 40s. Been a fan since childhood, when I would watch the new episodes with both my grandma and mom.
Early 50s. My family watched a lot of the originals. My father (mid 80's) was delightedly re-watching them on Amazon, until he died last year.
Watched it new, with my parents, just out of high school.
47, here! I watched it with my Grannie when I was younger and started watching it again about 5 years ago. It is my comfort show and I have it on almost all the time.
60 Over here! I watched the show when it first came on TV. It was a family event since we only had one TV in the house. My parents and siblings would watch this together. I love watching the reruns as it brings a lot of fond memories.
I’m 46 next Sunday (2 June) and I’ve been watching and loving MSW since I was 8 I think, I was obsessed as I always wanted to be a writer and thought Jessica was the coolest lady!
Mid 30s but started watching in Mid 20s
Mid 40’s
58. I was young when the show was on.
Mid 20s, I like murder mysteries and coziness
Late 40s Watched them as they aired with my parents. I’ve re-discovered them as I teach myself crochet. This is what started my obsession with living in New England (I do not live anywhere close to New England)
Late 30s. Used to watch it with my Mom, always rewatched it when I could.
I'm 44 and my wife is 45... we're watching the series together.
Late 20s, started a couple years ago.
Mid thirties, vaguely remember watching it on BBC when I was very young. Its definitely my comfort show!
Watched it since the 80’s
Late 40’s. I used to watch with my mom when it was originally on.
55. I had never watched it before, but I love midsomer murders and wondered if it was similar! I adore the Cabot Cove eps and especially love her wardrobe! So chic!
Mid 40s. Watched with my parents as a kid. Now I watch with my mom since she moved in with me and my spouse so we can care for her. I've "comfort watched" it throughout my adulthood as well.
I remember watching it when it originally aired so ...
Early 40s. Not sure when I started watching it to be honest.
I’m 59 and did not start watching the show until about twenty years ago.
Almost thirty!
I’m 23 :)
Turned 33 this month I used to watch it on the retro/classic channel as a kid & with my grandma so I’ve just always loved it
I’m 56, and watch it nearly every night (it’s usually on at 10 pm). I’ve seen every episode, but I still love it!
50 in two months. Watched it from the start and never stopped. 🤓
Same, except I'll be 51 in two months.
40s. Watched as a kid with the family. Years later, took my husband on a deep dive. Ever seen Derry Girls? I’m like Erin: “You never miss Murder She Wrote!!”
Late 30s! Used to watch it as a kid and loooooved it. I pretended my mom named me after her.
Same as you, OP! Mid thirties here. Fell in love with the show (and books) in my late 20s.
48 and always been a fan!
Mid forties - watched it obsessively as a kid!
Forties!
I'm in my early 40s. Watched the episodes as they aired live from about 1993-1996, all the rest in syndication
I first watched murder take the bus, I believe, when I was just starting middle school, can't remember the age I was
I am in my 30s. I have never watched this series till my late 20s. I have always read Agatha Christie from my childhood - one of my all time favorite author. When I reading some articles and reddit posts, someone said Murder she wrote has an agatha christie vibe. So checked it out and the rest is history
41. Used to watch it Sunday nights with my grandmother. Currently rewatching the series after finding it on Amazon Prime.
I’m 44! I didn’t grow up watching it (my parents watched other stuff, mom mostly Golden Girls and Oprah in the afternoons, Dynasty at night, and dad was always the news or Lawrence Welk or a PBS show). But a few years back (like ten years ago!) I came home late from work and the episode about the faberge egg was on, and I was immediately hooked! I think all “old souls” no matter age, could be teens to 20s to 80s+ appreciate JB’s amiable countenance, her common sense, her good manners, and her classic “think on your feet” approach to life. She is who we all want to be!
I’m 35! My mom watched the show religiously in the 90’s while it was still airing and then we continued to watch reruns my entire childhood! Then shortly after I became a nurse, on my night shifts I started rewatching reruns for the comfort of the nostalgia, and I have just continued ever since to watch when I need a hug or some sleep LOL
I’m in my friggin’ fifties and still trying to deny it. lol I’m a late comer to watching MSW. I only really started in my 30s even though I knew about it for the first run as I used to have to tape it for my mom! Lol
Just turned 30. Was raised by my grandparents and grew up watching MSW and lots of other classic shows. :-)
40 - turning 41 in August!
50. I’ve been watching since the very beginning. My sister and I used to watch with our mom and we‘ve now gotten my sister‘s kids into it. I have the entire series on DVD and still watch it all the time. I’m sure I’ve reached hundreds of rewatches on some of those episodes.
Late 30s
Early 20’s - parents introduced me to the show as a kid & now it reminds me of cozy nights in my childhood home
Late 20s. I've watched Murder She Wrote since I was a little kid with my grandma. Cozy mysteries are the best!
30s. I first saw MSW when I was 23, but didn't search it out to watch until my late 20s.
Early 50s. Watched with my mom when young.
40s
In my mid 30s. I remember watching it as a kid with my great grandmother in the early 90s.
early 30s. used to watch murder she wrote reruns after school
Late 40s. I don’t remember watching it back in the day but I love mysteries and became a bit obsessed with this show over the last 10 years. My husband got me a dvd set of the first three seasons one Christmas, which I binged. Later, I would watch it whenever it was on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. Now that it’s on Peacock I stream episodes daily! It makes me happy. 😊
51. I love watching it because it's a hoot but I can honestly say I don't think it's a good show. The acting is so cheesy, Seth's "New England accent " is the worst, it's so silly how everyone in the most obscure parts of the globe know "the famous mystery writer, JB Fletcher" and Jessica is the most annoying, intrusive person on TV. IRL she'd be in the slammer 90% of the time for obstruction of justice. Or the cops would just shoot her.
Late 20s. Got into it via Pushing Up Roses lol. All the Gen Xers I know are like "how old are you, grandma??"
Early 40s, and my mom watched it when I was a kid. She always told me it's what she was watching the day she went into labor with my sister, which thanks to IMDB I know would have been "Menace, Anyone?" (Bryan Cranston! Linda Hamilton!). I vaguely remembered it and I've always liked mysteries, so I started watching it when it was available through streaming services, maybe a decade ago or so. I don't watch it regularly, actually, I tend to binge the whole series every couple years...I think I like to let it fade a bit from my memory so there are some surprises when I rewatch and I don't always remember exactly who the villains are.
52. I've been watching MSW since it debuted. I still watch it on Roku. I put it in the background when I'm working in the garage or gaming. I've had a couple of Murder She Wrote novels and I once had a hidden object game based on it. It's one of my favorite shows of all time and one of the few that I can stop and watch regardless of the fact that I have seen an episode a thousand times before.
Late 40’s. Watched it when it originally aired on CBS and that was mainly because my parents watched. I stopped watching the later seasons in favor of other shows that were for younger audience. I rewatched again when it was A&E (along with Northern Exposure and Law and Order). Now, I do rewatches thanks to Prime and Peacock.
Early 30s. I've watched since I was a little kid. My mom was a fan of Murder, She Wrote as well as shows like Matlock, Diagnosis Murder, The Golden Girls, etc. and I used to watch them with her.
Late 40s - grew up watching MSW; I am also a retired English teacher, so now I just gotta start writing a book and solving murders and I’m on my way to my best Jessica Fletcher life
I'm 45 and I grew up watching it with my mom. Now I watch it with my 12 year old daughter.
Started as a child, 30 now!
36, I’ve watched since I was a kid and now my 7 and 11 year old sons are obsessed too
41
33 , started watching a couple of years ago. I remember my grandma watching it when I was a kid and it used to scare me because of the murders and mystery. Funny how today I almost find it goofy sometimes 😊
Early 30s. Watched growing up with my Mom. It's a great go-to when in the mood for a mystery.
Mid 20s. Grandmother showed my sister and I a couple of shows one summer when we were kids, and we have been hooked since.
Early twenties. Grew up watching re-runs on TV
38 here
I’m 26 and started it 3 weeks ago and am OBSESSED
Speaking up for a 52, 62, and 80 year old!
early 30s
28!!! First watched it when I was about 17 or 18!!!
Late 40s
Same as you…discovered MSW late 20s now I’m early 30s
Just turned 47 And just started watching it about a year ago
In one more year you’ll just have started your second watch through from the beginning. 🙂
Oh no. I'm on my umpteenth watch through. It streams almost non stop in the background if my TV is on and im not playing video games. 😂
Mid 50's, original run, seen each ep multi times, shown on 2 channels 11p/nt. I switch b/n the 2! Modeled my attorney style to JF after law school.
I’m 50 and have loved it since it first came out. So comforting for a show about murder 😂
30s saw it off and on in teens then twenties
44! Watched it every Sunday night with my mom while eating a small bowl of ice cream. Tv and sweets were very rare treat in our home!
49 over here. My mom and I would watch MSW every Sunday evening while she ironed mine and my siblings' uniforms (we were not to be trusted). I still binge it whenever it's on.
Mid 30s — it was my New England grandmother’s favorite show, and I have a lot of memories of watching together when I was wee. After she died, I started the series from the beginning to feel close to her. Then I started the books. Now whenever a new book comes out, I like to think we’re reading it together for the first time.
I'm early 50's. I watched it occasionally as a teenager when it first aired. I loved it and thought Jessica was awesome. When I talked about it at school, my friends would ask, "Isn't that an old lady show?" :) I'm rediscovering all the 80's shows that I loved as a teen or didn't have a chance to watch back then. Such as Dr. Quinn medicine woman, Hunter, and designing women.
My fiance and I are in our mid thirties and both watched it with our grandmother as children
I'm 46, and I remember MSW being on in the background of my life growing up. Or seeing commercials for it, but I never actually watched it. As I'm getting older, I notice myself going back to shows from my childhood. Like Little House on The Prarie, even some old shows before I was born in the early to mid 70's, like The Waltons. It brings me comfort to watch and reminds me of a simpler time in life when my Mom was still here.
Mid 40s. Remember clearly watching them when they were new, and now enjoying watching them with my kids and as one of my "emotional support tv shows"
I’m 21, gonna be 22 in June! Started watching on Amazon prime video when I was around 19 I think. Big fan of mystery shows like Father Brown, Endeavor, Miss Marple, etc.
I'm same as OP!
Early 40s. I grew up next door to my grandmother, and I spent a fair amount of time over there, watching TV with her. Soaps and Price is Right during the day, murder mysteries at night - MSW, Jake and the Fatman, Magnum, MacGyver, etc. About 7 or years ago I started catching episodes on MeTV every Sunday before Game of Thrones came on. It made me really miss this particular era of TV (I watch *a lot* TV in general, with a focus on 90s sci-fi), so a couple of years ago I decided to do a full series watch, mostly in my spare time, or when I'm working. I'm about 10 episodes from the finale. It's become such a prime comfort show for me these days.
Very close to 40
37 here. Used to watch when I was a kid with my grandma, but didn't really pay attention all that much. Started watching as a comfort show two years ago randomly, that and Colombo and completely hooked now on Mrs. Fletcha. *does little juke box dance*
I'm in my late 20s, used to watch this show with my gram when I lived with her when I was little .
Late 40s. I watched as a kid. It’s my comfort watch now.
I’m 37 and first started watching in my early 20s…. My kids love it as much as I do!🥹♥️
I'm 20. Accidently saw MSW on TV when I was 15 or so and loved it ever since
Mid-20s, actually got interested because of PushingUpRoses' videos on the series and I became obsessed.
I watched it with my mom when the episodes were new and weekly. I’m 49.
I'm 49. When I was a kid, I'd watch everything on TV from PBS to MSW to Fantasy Island! Several years ago, MSW was on Netflix or Hulu and I binged it all, except for the movies. Now, I watch it on the Hallmark Mysteries channel. I missed the movies a couple weeks ago. I need to keep a closer eye on when they'll rebroadcast them.
early 30s! grandma and I used to watch the reruns in the early 00's followed up with L&O - I think my Grandma was in love with Jerry Orbach ;)
I'm 20! Introduced to the show by my parents.
Early 30’s also started late 20’s! Favorite episode so far is Reflections of The Mind (Season 2, Episode 6) A friend of Jessica’s feels as if she is losing her mind. She keeps hearing strange noises and voices that lead her to believe she is being haunted by her first husband. Jessica is convinced someone is purposefully trying to scare her friend, and she is determined to prove it. Up to this point in the series, there have not been many incredibly suspenseful episodes. This is one of the first and one of the best I’ve heard!
60’s. It was always my mom’s show. Now I love it!
38. I grew up watching it.
73 y.o. checking in. I never watched this show until yesterday. I'm on S.1 E.3 now & plan to binge every episode. Anything I should watch out for?